Napkin-holder.



C. H. RUTHERFRD. NAPKN HLDEL APPLICATION FILED Ammo, 1914.

Patented Jan., 18, 1.916.

A mm1/EVS indicated at 5.

' upper ends to the cated at 9, or in an other suitable manner, and the lower end of each ofthe said tabs is CHARLES HAYES iurrnnnronn, or JEROME, ARIZONA.

NAPKIN-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1,8, 191 6.

Application led August 20, 1914. Serial No. 857,691.

ToaZZ whom t may concern.' e

Beit known that LCI-mams H. RUTHER- FORD, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Jerome, in the county of Yavapaiand State of Arizona;` have invented a new and useful'lrnprovenient in Napkin-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in napobject to provide folded napkin. v

In the drawings; Figure l is a perspectiv'e'viewv of the improved holder with the 'napkin in place, and Fig. 2 is` a top plan .view with the parts i out-spread.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a belt 1 of suitable material, as for instance, leather, cloth, or the like, .having at one end a buckle 2, and at the other a series of openings 3, vfor engagement by the tongue of the buckle tofpermit4 the belt to be -plaeedaround the waist of the wearer.

The holderp'roperis a. strip 4 of rubber or the like, of suitable' Weight,width, and length, and the ends of the stripare reinforced as 4, straps 6v of elastic upper-face of the strip elastic rubberiare material, as for instance,

\ arranged transversely of the strip 4, the ends to the upper of the straps 6, being secured face f the sheet 4, as indicated at means of cement, or the like. V

The straps 6 are of such length that their ends will be flush' with the side edges of the strip 4, while the 'central portion of the said straps will be spaced slightly away from the face of the strip 4. 4

The belt 1 is provided with tabs 8 near its ends, the vsaid tabs being secured at their belt by stitching aS indiprovided with'one of the `sections 10 of a snap fastener, such forinstance, as are used on gloves'.

Each of the tabs 8 is near the adjacent endA of the stra-p, and intermediate the ends -of the strap other tabs 11 are arranged, the said tabs being secured to the-belt at their upper ends as indicated at 12, either by stitching or in any other suitable ordesired manner.

character specied, capable of being supported from the .waist of the wearer and having means for supporting al vNear each end and on the4 prising a strip nected The lower ends of the tabs L1 have sections 13 of snap fasteners, and 'each corner of the strip 4 is provided with-a coperating sec tion 14 of the fastener, adapted forengagenient by the sections 10 or 13', f as the case maybe.

Tapes 15 are secured to the endsr of the strip'4 between the fastener sections 14, and the said tapes are of suiiicient lengthto tie over the ends of a folded vnapkin 16 tohold the same in place. The napkin 16 is arranged as shown in Fig. 1', being folded longitudinally to lie upon the upper face of the lstrip 4, and the ends of the napkin are place. Thestraps G'actf as an auxiliary holding means to prevent displacementeof the napkin.

washing the same.

sa Since the strip is of rubber and .Y water proof, it 'may be easily Vcleaned by The een is preferably Orense@ material,

as are also the rear tabs which support the strip. The strip is of sheet rubber, approximately six inches in width by twelve or fourteen in length, and there are no' reinforces or enlarged edges. to chafe' and irritate.v

Neither are there any buckles on the'V strip ,nor the tabs, the .only buckle being on the- A devicel of the -character specified, cornof rubber, of approximately rectangular outline, reinforcing straps secured transversely of 'the ends ofthe strip, a pair of tapes connected tothe strip at each strap,

and adapted to arranged transversely of the strip near the ends thereof., each strap having its ends See the members ofeachpair being coni at one end 4and free at the other end,

be tied together to hold a pad in place on thestrip, holding straps 1 y from each other and from the members of offre'e from the strip, a belvt, a plurality of and the lcorners of the strip for cnnectng pans of tabs connected with the belt, the the stp to theltabs.

members of each pair being spaced 21pm CHARLES HAYES RUTHERFORD.

the other pair to register with the Corners of ritlileses:

. one end of the strip, and coperatng reeas- S. M. VAX,

51h19, `dstfeners in connection With the tabs N. F 'WYKOFE 

